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Find the best of the Gong

Discover the best places to eat, drink, shop and play in the Gong. An independent local guide, kept honest.

local businesses
15,655local businesses
suburbs and towns
211suburbs and towns
regions, one guide
2regions, one guide

Where to

Two regions, one local guide

From the sea cliffs to the tablelands, every listing sits in a real suburb, so you can start with the place you know.

The local shortlist

Places locals rate highly

Well reviewed and spread right across the region. Anything paid for is labelled Featured.

All top rated
His Boy Elroy
01

American Restaurant

His Boy Elroy

Awarded Australia's Best Burger Bar in 2022, His Boy Elroy is all things burgers, craft beers and sports. Settle into our cozy bar, sit up at the bar and talk to our friendly staff or come in with friends and enjoy our…

4.6on Google (2,049)
  1. 02Seafood Market · NowraNowra Fresh Fish & Meat Market4.6on Google (1,621)
  2. 03Dentist · DaptoDapto Dentists4.9on Google (828)
  3. 04Indian Restaurant · Shellharbour City CentreRehal's Divine Indian Restaurant4.7on Google (826)
  4. 05CafeRÜH Wollongong4.8on Google (740)
  5. 06Real Estate · BulliDignam Real Estate4.9on Google (737)

What's On

This weekend

Markets, gigs, footy and festivals, checked against the organisers' own pages.

All of What's On
Poster: SEBASTIAN

7:30pm· Sat 17 Oct

SEBASTIAN

Wollongong Workshop Theatre, Gwynneville

$25 to $30 · +1 more date

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Every kind of local business

293 categories, from the morning coffee to the emergency plumber.

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  1. 01Builders397
  2. 02Cafes366
  3. 03Beauty Salons347
  4. 04Restaurants344
  5. 05Hairdressers337
  6. 06Doctors327
  7. 07Mechanics306
  8. 08Childcare280
  9. 09Real Estate275
  10. 10Plumbers274
  11. 11Psychologists274
  12. 12Electricians270
  13. 13Photographers250
  14. 14Massage Therapists245
  15. 15Accountants230

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